ADHC bulletin – Copied state award
ADHC bulletin – Copied state award – December 2017 (PDF version)
ADHC Accommodation and Respite staff who have transferred or about to transfer to non-government organisations are covered by two awards. They are the:
- Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009鈥. Download copy HERE; and
- Crown Employees Ageing, Disability and Home Care 鈥 Department of Human Services NSW (Community Living Award) 2015 (CLA). The CLA Reviewed Award is dated 17 November 2015. Download copy HERE.
There is a variation to the CLA dated 30 August 2017 that reflects the PSA鈥檚 win at the Industrial Relations Commission. Download copy HERE.
These Awards are known as 鈥渃opied State Award鈥 under Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Act 2012.
Operation of 鈥渃opied State award鈥
The 鈥渃opied State award鈥 applies during the 2-year employment guarantee period from the date of transfer to a non-government organisation.
However, this does not mean that after the employment guarantee period, the awards will no longer apply.
Section 768AO of the Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Act 2012 states that the default period of a 鈥渃opied State award鈥 is 5 years.
It further states the copied State agreement will cease/terminate if an enterprise agreement is made that covers the employee and the new employer.
This simply means that if a new enterprise agreement is not made before or after the employment guarantee period of 2 years, then the copied State award can exist for a further period of 3 years.
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